The Anger Control Workbook

The Anger Control Workbook
by Matthew McKay, Peter Rogers

The Anger Control Workbook
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Author: Matthew McKay, Peter Rogers
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-12-30
ISBN: 1572242205
Number of pages: 160
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

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Book Review: Complete perfection in self-help book writing that actually WORKS
Summary: 5 Stars

A while back, I was lucky to get a hold of a book called The Authoritative Guide to Self-Help Books. The book is a result of a well-respected study that rates hundreds of self-help books/films/websites for various disorders such as depression, anger, obesity, anxiety, low self-esteem and so on. In the anger category, the only book found to be highly effective (5 stars) was the book I am reviewing.

This is the most concise book I've seen on this complex subject about 150 pages), but it's the essence of all I needed.

In my opinion, a self help book is good if:

1. It's simple, clear and free of psychobabble with a minimum of stories of non-existent humans;

2. It doesn't dwell excessively on the past no matter how sad, but rather encourages action to change;

3. The issues feel relevant and you see the application to your unique situation immediately;

4. It is scientifically proven to work. It does not promise you easy and quick results but realistic and common-sense;


The Anger Control Workbook is such self-help book.

It starts by teaching you how to relax on demand. Try to be angry when you are completely relaxed-it's impossible.

Relaxation is a skill that you perfect with 20-minute daily practice. You use this skill to temporarily calm yourself and buy time so that you can plead and reason with yourself not to act impulsively and cause an unrepairable damage.

Then, the book addresses your thought and belief system and helps to correct some of the distortions that are surely lurking there. Automatic and unnoticed distortions provide fertile ground for anger. They help sustain and justify its philosophical existence by painting all sorts of seemingly inevitable catastrophes and threats to a fragile inner children. Authors say, testing and correcting your silent dialog is the most important step in gaining control in any mood change, a.k.a. cognitive therapy.

Finally, the book teaches you how to inoculate yourself against various situations that make you angry by preventing any outbursts in the future. You compile the description of the situations that tick you off and deal with them on your own terms-at home while you are totally relaxed and safe by imagining yourself in the hot situation, while desensitizing yourself, until you get in control.

Often times, I actually found myself memorizing some of the books sentences and reciting them to myself like a mantra. For example, when getting pissed at people whom I deemed incompetent, I'd quell my anger by saying silently "PEOPLE ARE DOING THEIR BEST, LET THEM BE". This sentence, as simple as it might sound, would instantly humble me and make me more forgiving, calming a rising storm inside. It just had that click for me.

In the end, the obvious is worth repeating: any self-help book works only if you use it! Deliberately seeking out situations that make you angry - not avoiding them - and acting in a new, non-aggressive fashion, is key. Good luck!

Summary of The Anger Control Workbook

The Anger Control Workbook offers a new and highly effective approach to anger control that gives you the tools you need to manage anger in your day-to-day life. You?ll get a deeper understanding of how anger affects all areas of your life?both physically and emotionally?and within a few weeks feel the benefits of controlling destructive anger. This workbook shows you how to practice new coping behaviors that allow you to gain control in anger-stimulating situations. Throughout, the techniques are streamlined and presented in a clear, step-by-step format, including numerous exercises and worksheets. It?s arranged to make it as easy as possible to put together a program tailored to your own personal obstacles and triggers.

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